Finders Keepers

I found something really wonderful yesterday. Its so wonderful that I am going to keep it.

Now, I realize the saying, which ends “Losers, Weepers” implies an ethically challenged point of view, but what if no one loses?

I found, once again, that the town I call home is full of great folks, and I am keeping that spirit alive in any way I can!

Monday, just walking across the street to get a sandwich for lunch, I lost my cellphone/PDA/everything-I-need-to-know-to-function-as-a-professional device. It just fell out of the holster. I noticed it missing 3 or 4 minutes later when returning with my sandwich to the office.

So, out I trotted to look and ask. The owner of Earthly Delights, the shop where I bought lunch, noticed as I checked out that my holster was empty. So, it fell before I walked into her shop. Back on the street I walked with a friend’s cellphone in hand calling myself (or myself’s digital memory device).

No luck. No phone.

I called it all day. No ringing and no one answering. Ulgh.

Tuesday, returning to work, I found a written message at my desk: my phone had been found! Found by a man working on our construction project, who brought it home to see if his son could figure out whose it was. His son went online and learned a bit about how this thing worked and found my contact information!

Not a scratch on it, my digital realm was returned.

How do you thank someone who has allowed you to find such a good person?

A man, his son…..well, I decided on food and thanked them with a tiramisu from Villa Italia. I hope it is a taste that they can keep!